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TIL The US Government has rigorous specs for the pens it buys. assembled by blind people, the pens must be able to write for a mile and in temps 160F to -40, are designed to fit undetected into uniforms, can stand in for a two inch fuse, and be used for an emergency tracheotomy

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9wpG TIL a muslim wikipedia editor contributed to 8,115 separate Wikipedia articles with over 67,000 edits until being caught in 2010, focusing efforts on improving the image of Islam and downplaying the achievements of the Western world, misrepresentations which were then reproduced all over the net.
N7ZbE TIL that the scene in IT: Chapter Two and in the novel where a group of teens assault a homosexual man and his partner before tossing one of them over a bridge to his death was actually based on a true story. Stephen King borrowed details from the real life event, and added Pennywise to it.
KOBrG TIL at the 1968 Masters, Roberto de Vicenzo accidentally signed an incorrect scorecard that showed a par 4 on the 17th hole in the final round, when he actually scored a birdie 3. De Vicenzo would finish 1 stroke behind the lead and was denied a playoff against tournament winner Bob Goalby.
lJYA TIL in 2004 a man in Florida was convicted of 1st degree murder for lending his car to a friend.
e0N8E TIL about the Cremasteric Reflex which causes testicles to move around like they’re alive.